The texts in the Stories of Words series provide a great opportunity for students to expand their vocabularies, increase their background knowledge, and develop facility with the core vocabulary of written English.

Are the results from Lexile-based assessments and Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (GRADE) comparable? For educators, how do the results from Lexile-based and norm-referenced assessments relate to the results of summative, end-of-the-year, state-mandated assessments?

It’s a compelling idea—a set of texts on the same topic but with different text complexity levels. With a range of texts on the same topic all students should be able to engage in the same follow-up discussion after reading. And, if the texts are provided on the computer—even better! It’s a teacher’s dream come true! Right?